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Principles of airway management / Brendan T. Finucane and Albert H. Santora.
Holman Biotech Commons RC732 .F56 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Finucane, Brendan T.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Airway (Medicine).
- Trachea--Intubation.
- Trachea.
- Respiratory intensive care.
- Anesthesiology.
- Airway Obstruction--therapy.
- Intubation, Intratracheal--methods.
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
- Respiration, Artificial.
- Medical Subjects:
- Airway Obstruction--therapy.
- Intubation, Intratracheal--methods.
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
- Respiration, Artificial.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 503 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer-Verlag, [2003]
- Summary:
- Principles of Airway Management, Third Edition, reviews the essential aspects of airway management: anatomy, airway management and CPR, equipment, intubation, fiberoptic endoscopy, complications of endotracheal intubation, surgical approaches, pediatric airway, mechanical ventilation, and much more. Principles of Airway Management, Third Edition, is ideal for every health professional confronting the issue of airway management -- anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists, emergency physicians, physicians practicing in critical care units, internal medicine physicians, respiratory therapists, and emergency medical personnel.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Anatomy of the Airway 1
- Chapter 2 Basic Airway Management and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) 21
- Chapter 3 Basic Airway Management Equipment 41
- Chapter 4 Fiberoptic Airway Management Techniques 78
- Chapter 5 Evaluation of the Airway 126
- Chapter 6 Indications and Preparation of the Patient for Intubation 162
- Chapter 7 Techniques of Intubation 182
- Chapter 8 The Difficult Airway 214
- Chapter 9 Complications of Endotracheal Intubation 255
- Chapter 10 Surgical Approaches to Airway Management 303
- Chapter 11 The Pediatric Airway 380
- Chapter 12 Mechanical Ventilation and Respiratory Support 418
- Chapter 13 The Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) 438.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0387955305
- OCLC:
- 49902889
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